Word: roome
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
COMING out of Harvard 1 yesterday a sturdy youth, who had finally yielded as much as to wear a coat to class, said in unmistakable terms that hard as it was to find an empty seat, if was worse to find room for his coat...
...after a bit of research it sems that if a space one foot high, 18 inches wide and six feet high, 18 inches wide and six feet six inches long (allowing room for a hat) were alloted to each student, the entire 3700 students in Harvard College would fit into the room, with space left for a lecturer as well as his notes, and, providing the two Greek statues were removed, for three section men. The volume of space required is 60 by 40 by 15 feet...
...power, they will fly the Atlantic Clipper, with 40 passengers plus 7,000 lb. of freight, 3,550 miles from New York to Southampton at 155 m.p.h. Every passenger will have a bed, converted from 77 daytime seats, a place at one of the five tables in the dining room. For newlyweds one of the clipper's 15 rooms has been set aside as a "honeymoon suite." Stripped of its passenger gear, the Clipper can carry 20 fighters, eight tons of armament or bombs-no small advantage in the eyes of the U. S. Government experts who will license...
...goods out where the customers could see them, make shelves and counters a little more presentable. Last week Mr. Whipple's ideas about retailing culminated in a full-sized, completely outfitted hardware store, set up to the astonishment of the Illinois Retail Hardware Association convention in a display room of Chicago's Hotel Sherman. The 3,000 delegates gaped at the news that not only the stock but the store was FOR SALE...
Small Julia Hatcher, pupil at Hatcher School, Marked Tree, Ark., raised her hand. Said Julia: "I want to leave the room." Asked teacher: "Why?" Replied Julia: "Because the room is on fire.'' Out marched the children. Down burned the school...